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Of course, Ryder followsand I believe I’ve becoht "Are you upset over Lawrence wanting to go to London while you want e?"

I hesitate This conversation has become personal fast I shouldn’t open up to hiainst e Not yet, anyway But a co that he’s …" Invested Why a him this? "Not that it’s any of your business," I add

"You’re one hundred percent right It is none of my business

But I had hoped we could at least becoether very closely over the next fewthehis hair carelessly about his head It’s a good look for hiorgeous face, and all that pent-up anger still hanging onto hierous I’ve never been attracted to dark and dangerous I dealt with that enough in ainst it and won

So why am I suddenly drawn to this man? And why does it feel like he’s also drawn to me?

"I don’t dislike you," I say "We can have a professional relationship"

"But what about what’s happening now?" The pointed look he givesI’o ahead and try, even though I’ to?"

"You knohat I’ about, Violet" His eyes never leave mine "There’s more between Pilar and Lawrence You know there is" A pause, and his gaze darkens, if that’s possible "And you know there’s so on between you and ether faster than I thought Considering we don’t have much time before Lawrence leaves for his test run in London, this is a good thing Pilar has already worked herher in public, he’s so in lust with her She told ht in the office when everyone had left and she had her hand on his dick within seconds

But that’s all she toldlittle witch I know thereat ht-lipped when it coet it Not that I’ her much information in return Not that I even have thatwith Violet Stopped by her office this s regarding plans for the packaging but she blew o to and she was already late

She flew out of her office within seconds ofher head down so we couldn’t ot the sense that I still iant obstacle if she doesn’t get over that

Besides, woant but true

I knew tonight wasinto her head and filling it with doubt regarding her boyfriend and Pilar Pilar and I had discussed it but hadn’t co Hell, we arrived separately because I knew that if soht, I wouldn’t want to leave with Pilar

It wouldn’t look right, not when I’ and pissed at her

I hadn’t bargained on Violet looking so heartbreakingly beautiful, though, which was a mistake on my part When I first saw her, she took my breath away, and I didn’t think that was possible, I’m such a callous asshole But that dress, the way it reveals her creamy, smooth skin but not too , velvety eyes full of pain and wariness She doesn’t trust irl

She shouldn’t

"You believe Pilar and Zachary are …" She screwed up her mouth, those pouty, delectable lips covered in scarlet-red lipstick "Involved?"

"There’s a flirtation there There has been for a while" I step closer to her, our shoulders brushing She’s still shorter than h and incredibly hot All that restrained elegance she wears as so beneath "Did you see the way she clings to hi her that reminds me of a wounded animal I’ve pushed her too far She’ll probably cry and fall apart, and then what a with her? I’ed as she is in this situation

"This isn’t the first tih s of Lawrence’s indiscretions in the past, but I’ve had no real confir to Lawrence and Pilar?"

"Please" She waves a hand, disestion "Well, maybe they have; I don’t knoouldn’t put it past him But I do know for a fact that Zachary has been--unfaithful to me in the past"

So she is aware The revelation blows my mind "Yet you stay with him"